The Chess Players
(1977) Satyajit Ray's First Hindi feature Film | Released
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89%
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Profit: - $0
Movie Details
Tag Line: Satyajit Ray's First Hindi feature Film
Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Oct 2, 1977
Rating: 1978-05-17
Run Time: 2h 09m
Original Language: Hindi
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Production Countries: India
Production Companies: Devki Chitra
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Synopsis
In the year 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the King of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British intend to control this rich land and send General Outram to clear way for an annexation. Pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political maneuvers, but the Nawab whiles away his time in pursuit of pleasure and religious practice. The court is of no help either — noblemen Mir and Mirza ignore all duties and spend their days playing endless games of chess. Based on Munshi Premchand's short story of the same name. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2010.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Directing | Director |
Satyajit Ray
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| Assistant Director |
Santi Chatterjee
Sandip Ray
Javed Siddiqui
Ramesh Sen
|
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| Writing | Screenplay |
Satyajit Ray
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| Dialogue |
Javed Siddiqui
Satyajit Ray
Shama Zaidi
|
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| Short Story |
Munshi Premchand
|
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| Writer |
Munshi Premchand
|
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| Production | Producer |
Suresh Jindal
|
| Production Assistant |
Bolai Addy
Trailokya Das
|
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| Publicist |
Uma Da Cunha
|
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| Production Manager |
Bhanu Ghosh
|
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| Location Manager |
J.N. Srivastava
|
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| Administration |
Ana Maria De Souza
N.B. Sukhwani
|
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| Production Executive |
Anil Choudhury
|
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| Visual Effects | Animation |
Ram Mohan
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| Camera | Still Photographer |
Sumantra Ghoshal
Nemai Ghosh
Pablo Bartholomew
Sandip Ray
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| Assistant Camera |
Dilip Bannerji
Purnendu Bose
Anil Ghosh
|
|
| Director of Photography |
Soumendu Roy
|
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| Sound | Songs |
Birju Maharaj
Reba Muhuri
|
| Sound Assistant |
Dulal Das
Arun Chakravarty
|
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| Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Mangesh Desai
|
|
| Sound |
Narinder Singh
|
|
| Sound Recordist |
Samir Majumdar
|
|
| Original Music Composer |
Satyajit Ray
|
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| Editing | Assistant Editor |
Kashinath Bose
|
| Editor |
Dulal Dutta
|
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| Art | Assistant Art Director |
Ashoke Bose
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| Art Direction |
Bansi Chandragupta
|
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| Graphic Designer |
Zehra Tyabji
Joseph St. Anne
|
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| Background Designer |
Kabi Dasgupta
|
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| Costume & Make-Up | Assistant Costume Designer |
Sitara Jaffri
Rabab Jaffri
Saba Zaidi
|
| Makeup Artist |
Ananta Das
|
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| Assistant Makeup Artist |
Pradip Bag
|
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| Costume Design |
Shama Zaidi
|
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| Wardrobe Master |
Haru Das
|
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| Crew | Choreographer |
Birju Maharaj
|
| Administrative Assistant |
Jagdish Shetty
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| Department | Role | Name |